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The authors’ stated goal of this book is to provide the experienced practitioner with a guide to having a productive conversation about behavior change with adolescents and young adults using the spirit and skills of MI.  They note that the normal developmental processes of adolescence regularly affect the young person’s motivations, decisions, and goals, and present a basic introduction to MI as applied in the context of those developmental processes. They also discuss ethical concerns specific to MI with young people, and provide a selection of starting points for “learning to learn” MI independently or with a peer learning group.  Overall, the book is geared toward newcomers to MI.

Within the past decade, research on Motivational Interviewing with adolescents and young adults has “blossomed,” according to the authors, and an edited selection of “side trips” comprising about half the volume presents a clinically-oriented overview of the findings.  Each chapter in this section of the book focuses on a particular problem (e.g., smoking) or setting (e.g., criminal justice), and includes subsections detailing the scope of the problem, the rationale for MI, application of MI spirit and strategies, and research implications.

Learn more about Motivational Interviewing with Adolescents and Young Adults at Amazon.com

The Emergency Practitioner & The Unhealthy Drinker | Yale University.

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Clients are said to have co-occurring disorders when they have one or more disorders relating to the use of alcohol and/or other drugs of abuse as well as one or more mental disorders, diagnosed independently of each other. The TIP begins with an overview of recent developments in the treatment of this large and highly diverse population. Subsequent chapters detail assessment, diagnosis, and treatment at the level of the system as well as specific approaches and techniques.

On the same web page as the TIP are a suite of related products, including inservice training materials and “Quick Guides” for addiction treatment clinicians, mental health clinicians, and program administrators,

TIP 42: Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons With Co-Occurring Disorders (free – online)

Learn more about “The Habit Change Workbook” on Amazon.com or continue for my detailed review.

The methods outlined in the Habit Change Workbook are applicable to a wide range of habits, including nervous habits, habits related to sleeping problems, health-related lifestyle behaviors, interpersonal behavior, excessive leisure activities, excessive shopping and spending, and problem gambling. Readers who wish to change substance use (including nicotine) are advised to seek substance-specific professional help before using the methods in the workbook to make related lifestyle changes. Readers with obsessive-compulsive disorder are also advised to seek professional help in addition to making use of the methods in the workbook.

Brief introductory chapters help readers determine whether their habits are good, bad, or neutral, and to decide whether and how they should be changed. They also include a clear explanation of the cognitive-behavioral understanding of how habits developed and how they can be changed.

Most of the book is devoted to a step-by-step habit change plan, beginning with assessing the habit including its triggers and consequences, and associated thoughts and feelings. There is a nod to motivational issues in a chapter on getting ready to change, followed by detailed instructions for identifying a competing response, relaxation techniques, changing automatic thoughts, developing beneficial habits, and maintaining gains. Extensive examples and interactive exercises guide the reader through each step. The writing style is clear and authoritative throughout, without talking down to the reader. The next section includes detailed guidance for applying the general habit change approach to several specific habits. Finally, a brief chapter is devoted to group or family habit change planning. An extensive bibliography includes additional self-help resources.

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Deborah H. A. Van Horn, Ph. D. – originally posted January 30, 2005

While acknowledging the dynamic nature of interpersonal interactions, the author outlines which skills and strategies are most likely to be helpful at the beginning, middle, and end of a session. (If you want to do more than one session, you are on your own to figure it out.) I recommend this guide as an adjunct to other learning experiences that might focus more on theory or general skill-building, rather than a stand-alone introduction to MI.

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NREPP is a searchable online registry of mental health and substance abuse interventions that have been reviewed and rated by independent reviewers. The purpose of the registry is to assist the public in identifying approaches to preventing and treating mental and/or substance use disorders that have been scientifically tested and that can be readily disseminated to the field. NREPP is a program of the US Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

NREPP | Telephone Monitoring and Adaptive Counseling (TMAC).

The book includes an overview of the program and the therapy models on which it is based, detailed instructions for providing all phases of the treatment program, and adaptive algorithms for stepped care. An included CD-ROM contains supplemental materials and printable clinical forms. You can read the first chapter online at the Hazelden bookstore site.

Learn more about Telephone Continuing Care Therapy for Adults at Hazelden Bookstore

Those interested in seeing models of FRAMES-based interventions will note that the website gives Feedback, Advice, a Menu of options, maybe not an Empathic style but certainly a nonjudgmental one, and practical materials designed to support Self-Efficacy for change.

Rethinking Drinking – NIAAA